intel
Americannoun
noun
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Example Sentences
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In an annual threat assessment, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the intel community does not expect China to invade Taiwan External link next year.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Since the hearing, however, she has stayed silent as locals continue to question her intel and chuckle over images of the pylon-protected war zone of Culver City.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Her brother Trevor, a locksmith and security systems expert, helps her in and out of the buildings - with intel from The Inside Man, Etienne, who is Belgian-British.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
The array of wine-related intel on r/wine ranges from the serious to the silly, and I enjoyed reading both.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The last time Tamika and I had stood this close, she’d been trying to poison me with not-spicy chicken soup and gather science fair intel.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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